Day in Pictures, Feb. 18, 2014

February 18, 2014 |By Mike Moffitt

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Carnival season kicks off: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on crutches after a skiing accident, watches a carnival dancer perform during a reception for carnival clubs from all over Germany at the chancellery in Berlin.

Markus Schreiber/Associated Press

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Carnival season kicks off: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on crutches after a skiing accident, watches a carnival dancer perform during a reception for carnival clubs from all over Germany at the chancellery in Berlin.